- November 2, 2024
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False alarm: Richard Simmons was not spotted in the parking lot of The Paradise Center on Tuesday morning. It was just CEO Suzy Brenner sporting a blue headband and rocking a Zumba class for Fit Fest.
From the street, Brenner leading Zumba looked a lot like an outdoor dance party, which wouldn’t be all that unusual for the center. The Paradise Center, in fact, is holding an actual dance party on Feb. 12 called Dancing Through the Decades, but this was a sampler of all the center’s exercise classes.
The studio is too small to hold the 50 people who showed up, so the instructors and students took over the parking lot.
Reuben Fernandez led the crowd through Tai Chi; Sandi Love followed up with a Qi Gong session. And Debby Debile brought the zen with a gentle yoga flow.
“It’s a great way for the community to get a taste of all our fitness programs,” Outreach Manager Donna Sharp Blaney said.
Fit Fest offered back-to-back classes for 15 minutes each. Normally, classes run an hour. TPC has a calendar on their website or call 383-6493 for more information.